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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

The 5Ps of Service Excellence: A Practical Roadmap for Albanian and Western Balkan Service Providers

By Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, April 07, 2026 – In my earlier article for Tirana Times, I described Albania as a country that moves from being visited to being remembered. Having
1 week ago
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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the latter. I began writing this article
4 weeks ago
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one day trip

Start: Vlora End: Himara Total distance: 110 km Trip length: 8-10 hours CASTLE OF KANINA (7 km southeast of Vlora – approx. 20 minutes onsecondary roads) Begin your journey by heading south
17 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

Tirana, 1937. In 1928, when Zog was proclaimed the Sovreign of the Albanians, his father, Xhemal Pacha had long since passed away and the young Monarch was still living together with his
18 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

Albania, at the turn of the 20th Century. Mankind had been traveling for thousands and thousands of years and bridges, even more than roads, have managed to become the symbol of travel.
18 years ago
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Serendipity Cafe, a fortunate discovery

By Dhimiter Gjodede According to Wikipedia, Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. The word has been voted as one of
18 years ago
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O’Irish out in Tirana

By Dhimiter Gjodede If it ain’t Irish, then it ain’t fun!!! Neither of my grandpas said that to me, but I believe there’s a good chance on earth they somehow suspect it
18 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

By Artan Lame Shkodra, 1937. The invasion of the south of Albania at the outset of World War One by Greek troops resulted in the majority of the Albanian patriots and intelectuals
18 years ago
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